Posted on 01/01/2012 2:44:40 PM PST by shield
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Walk into this West Des Moines hotel, and you’ll easily encounter volunteers in Rick Perry fleeces or staffers wearing official Rick Perry badges.
The Perry campaign has set up shop here just days before the Iowa caucuses while nearly two thousand volunteers fan out across the state to promote the Texas governor with an expansive ground game as the campaign hopes he’ll earn a top three spot in the caucuses Tuesday.
A source close to the Perry campaign confirmed to ABC News they have signed up 1500 precinct leaders across Iowa.
At each of the stops along his bus tour through Iowa over the past two weeks, the campaign set up a table asking people to sign up to become precinct leaders. During the first leg of the bus tour, they averaged about 7 people signing up at each event, the source claimed, but during the second leg of the tour this past week, the precinct leader sign-ups jumped to more than 10 at each stop.
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I, for one, will be enjoyed to have American Athletes, American Scholars, American Military Heroes, American Captains of Industry, American poets and writers, American Economists, American Farmers, American Steel Makers, American Political Pundits, American plumbers, electricians and roofers, American Automakers, American Real Estate Agents (comes with the territory), American fabric weavers, American Coal Producers, American Train-track layers, American Cab Drivers.... and so on.
Visit the White House.
Have you fumigated (after the Ron Paul visits)?
Perry and Paul are the only two with totally devoted followings, I think.
Maybe Perry will drop over tonite. Anyway, I’m glad you’re voting for him.
Thanks a lot.
It’s not that Iowa matters so much in the grand scheme of things, but a win or second there would move Perry out of the back burner spot and people would start to notice him more.
When they do, they will like him.
OK...I hadn’t even thought of Paul as a real candidate...I was thinking of Bachmann, Newt, Romney, and Santorum. I was told when Paul wins a poll you look who is next and that’s the actual winner of the poll. LOL
Perry is capable of breaking it.
Many have learned the hard way never doubt Perry’s ability.
I agree. Romney right now has the "Meh" vote. Americans, this time, want someone to vote FOR.
I think the right one to vote FOR is Perry.
For a second there I thought you wrote “The Meth Vote”...LOL!
A lot of Georgians and Virginians made their way to Iowa as well. Newt has a very strong following, especially nationwide. And Newt was born in Pennsylvania.
Go Newt! Perry could be his VP.
Feel good about it. Perry would make a great President and would turn this country around, put us back on course.
I am glad to hear you are caucasing, and, I think I’d do like you if I were an Iowan.
It’s a tough call, but that’s the way I think I’d go at this point.
Don’t think Perry would take veep. Could be wrong, but I think he’s got a better job in Texas.
Correction, the early debates were terrible. He improved greatly as time went along. He is a great campaigner. I went to an event for him Tues. He was GREAT!!
I love the idea he is an Air Force veteran with expeience flying military planes all over the world--including Iran. That can come in handy now.
It’s probably my fault if you live in Ankeny - I kept getting lost with the NW and NE Place, Avenue, etc.
Thank You and God Bless You!
Perry 2012!
Two little mice fell into a bucket of cream.
The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned.
The second mouse wouldn’t give up. He struggled so hard he churned the cream into butter and climbed out.
Rick Perry is that second mouse.
Perry wouldn't be Veep. That would be a step down from his current job.
Like Sarah Palin, I think Perry generally hates the idea of living in Washington and the only reason he's running for president is because he thinks the country needs his direction. In fact, I think Perry would have supported Palin if she ran but he realized at some point that she wasn't.
“In the top 2” is better than “in the top 3.” Just sayin’...
I pray he does well shield, well enough to keep going because the more people meet him personally, they more they like him. I still see the same people here posting the same untruths and don’t understand why some people in far off states dislike him so much!!
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